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Buzzard resting at Rogerstown north hide (Photo by Brian
Carruthers)Dublin 5: I heard a loud thump on the kitchen window
this morning and grabbed the camera. At first I thought the Sparrowhawk
had hit the window but in fact it was a stunned Pigeon
which he was eyeing from the wall. There followed a mighty battle
followed by the ignominious demise of the aforementioned pigeon. I
didnít think a sparrowhawk would take on something this big.
After 15 minutes of plucking and eating, he dragged the bloody
remains into the undergrowth.JG

16 March 2013

Ben Head: A male Surf Scoter was with the Common
Scoter flock off Ben Head, between Gormanston and
Mosney. Five Long-tailed Ducks were also present with
the Scoter; and
Balbriggan: 15 Stock Dove were in a recently sown
field at Bremore, Balbriggan.AK

Howth: Fulmars, Guillemots and Kittiwakes making an awful
racket early Saturday.DMacP

Guillemots (1 bridled) on cliffs at
Howth (Photo by Dave MacPherson)

13 March 2013

North Bull: The breeding plumaged adult Ring-billed Gull
was present again today in the South lagoon at 15:30. Also, an
adult breeding plumaged Mediterranean Gull was at the
Southern end of Dollymount Strand, a flock of 157 Golden Plover
(many in breeding plumage) was in the South lagoon & the
hybrid Carrion X Hooded Crow was at the River Santry
outflow. NTK

Blackcap in Glasnevin garden (Photo
by Vincent Hall)

12 March 2013

North Bull: Two Ring-billed Gulls were in the South lagoon
at 15:00 (one was a breeding plumaged adult whilst the other was a
non-breeding plumaged adult/near-adult type). Also present were 15
Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 5 Little Egrets & a
hybrid Carrion X Hooded Crow and large numbers of Common
Gulls, Dunlin, Knot, Bar-tailed Godwits
& Black-tailed Godwits (many in breeding plumage). Good
numbers of Great Crested Grebes, Red-breasted Mergansers
& Black Guillemots were seen from the wooden bridge
viewing across the mouth of the Tolka Estuary/Dublin Port. NTK

Skerries: The ad. winter Bonaparte's Gull was present from
the large lay-by at Barnageeragh, along the coast north of
Skerries from 3.15pm until 3.50pm today, when it took off and was
lost to sight heading towards Skerries. An adult Summer. Mediterranean
Gull was also at Barnageeragh.AGK

8 March 2013

Sparrowhawk is not put off his
sparrow-snack by curious Magpie in Clontarf garden (Photo by Tom
Doyle)

At Skerries south beach: an adult winter Bonaparte's Gull,
found about 6pm this evening, and watched for half an hour to
dark. Also 4 Eider (3m, 1f) near Colt Island,
Skerries...
At Bremore/Lowtherstown near Balbriggan area there were 2 Short-eared
Owls...
From Ben Head, Co, Meath, huge nos. of Red-throated Divers
offshore, many in large groups, with 320+ counted between Mosney
and Gormanston. Also a female Long-tailed Duck, pair of Scaup
and a Tufted Duck in with the large Common Scoter
flocks.AGK

Dipper at the River Tolka in the
Botanic Gardens (Photo by Mick Kelly)

Drimnagh: A flock of 16/17 Waxwing arrived in
Drimnagh this morning. They spent a couple of hours devouring most
of the berries in two cotoneaster bushes in my garden. They were
sitting on a telegraph pole, swooping down to the two bushes to
eat berries and flying back to the pole. When I looked at the rest
of the garden, towards rear of my house, a number of Pyrocantha
bushes had been stripped of berries.AW